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Data-driven turbulence modeling is experiencing a surge in interest following algorithmic and hardware developments in the data sciences. We discuss an approach using the differentiable physics paradigm that combines known physics with…

A data-driven turbulence model for coarse-grained numerical simulations of two-dimensional Rayleigh-B\'enard convection is proposed. The model starts from high-fidelity data and is based on adjusting the Fourier coefficients of the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-02-08 Sagy Ephrati , Paolo Cifani , Bernard Geurts

A numerical study for a hydrogen (H2) jet in an air crossflow (JICF) was performed using direct numerical simulation (DNS), large eddy simulation (LES), and Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) approaches, based on a geometry…

Accurate simulation of turbulent flow with separation is an important but challenging problem. In this paper, a data-driven Reynolds-averaged turbulence modeling approach, field inversion and machine learning is implemented to modify the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-06-02 Chongyang Yan , Haoran Li , Yufei Zhang , Haixin Chen

Developed turbulent motion of fluid still lacks an analytical description despite more than a century of active research. Nowadays phenomenological ideas are widely used in practical applications, such as small-scale closures for numerical…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-08-04 Julia Domingues Lemos , Alexei A. Mailybaev

Numerical solution of the system of partial differential equations arising from the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations with $k-\epsilon$ turbulence model presents several challenges due to the advection dominated nature of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-12-06 Umberto Villa , Alexandre Noll Marques

Fluid thermodynamics underpins atmospheric dynamics, climate science, industrial applications, and energy systems. However, direct numerical simulations (DNS) of such systems can be computationally prohibitive. To address this, we present a…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-02-11 Luca Menicali , Andrew Grace , David H. Richter , Stefano Castruccio

Data-driven turbulence modeling has been considered an effective method for improving the prediction accuracy of Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations. Related studies aimed to solve the discrepancy of traditional turbulence modeling by…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2020-10-19 Yuhui Yin , Pu Yang , Yufei Zhang , Haixin Chen , Song Fu

This study proposes a global similarity correction for Reynolds-averaged Navier--Stokes (RANS) modeling of buoyancy effects in unstably stratified flows. Conventional two-equation RANS models (e.g., the $k$-$\varepsilon$ model) lack a clear…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-03-14 Da-Sol Joo

Prior to any statistical averaging we derive a rotational form of the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations, eliminating the pressure and exposing a velocity--vorticity interplay governed by \[…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-07-22 Carla Valencia , Sebastián Velasco , Manuel Romero de Terreros

This work aims to incorporate basic calibrations of Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) models as part of machine learning (ML) frameworks. The ML frameworks considered are tensor-basis neural network (TBNN), physics-informed machine…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-11-15 Jiaqi J. L. Li , Yuanwei Bin , George P. Huang , Xiang I. A. Yang

In this paper, a novel zonal machine learning (ML) approach for Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) turbulence modelling based on the divide-and-conquer technique is introduced. This approach involves partitioning the flow domain into…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-08-27 Anthony Man , Mohammad Jadidi , Amir Keshmiri , Hujun Yin , Yasser Mahmoudi

Reliably predictive simulation of complex flows requires a level of model sophistication and robustness exceeding the capabilities of current Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) models. The necessary capability can often be provided by…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-01-20 Sigfried W. Haering , Todd A. Oliver , Robert D. Moser

In this study, the ducted propeller has been numerically investigated under oblique flow, which is crucial and challenging for the design and safe operation of thruster driven vessel and dynamic positioning (DP) system. A Reynolds-Averaged…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-01-11 Qin Zhang , Rajeev K. Jaiman , Peifeng Ma , Jing Liu

We introduce a novel approach to derive compressibility corrections for Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) models. Using this approach, we derive variable-property corrections for wall-bounded flows that take into account the distinct…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-09-17 Asif Manzoor Hasan , Alex Jose Elias , Florian Menter , Rene Pecnik

In this paper, deep learning (DL) methods are evaluated in the context of turbulent flows. Various generative adversarial networks (GANs) are discussed with respect to their suitability for understanding and modeling turbulence. Wasserstein…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-10-31 Mathis Bode , Michael Gauding , Jens Henrik Göbbert , Baohao Liao , Jenia Jitsev , Heinz Pitsch

Numerical simulations of turbulent flows are well known to pose extreme computational challenges due to the huge number of dynamical degrees of freedom required to correctly describe the complex multi-scale statistical correlations of the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-02-27 Giulio Ortali , Alessandro Gabbana , Nicola Demo , Gianluigi Rozza , Federico Toschi

We investigate the prediction of the turbulent flow around a canonical square cylinder at Re= 22000 solving the unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) equations. The limitations of URANS modelling are overcome through the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-03-09 Markus Zauner , Vincent Mons , Olivier Marquet , Benjamin Leclaire

The spread of machine learning techniques coupled with the availability of high-quality experimental and numerical data has significantly advanced numerous applications in fluid mechanics. Notable among these are the development of data…

The emerging push of the differentiable programming paradigm in scientific computing is conducive to training deep learning turbulence models using indirect observations. This paper demonstrates the viability of this approach and presents…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-04-13 Carlos A. Michelén Ströfer , Heng Xiao